Legal Opinion

McLaurine v. Comm'r

United States Tax Court

Decided October 26, 2010No. Docket No. 31195-08Unpublished

P failed to report his 2006 wages, and R determined a deficiency. P contested the deficiency, arguing that the U.S. Government did not have the authority to tax him because he is a citizen only of Alabama and not of the United States. Held: P is liable for the deficiency. Held, further, P is liable for a sec. 6673, I.R.C., penalty.

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAM SANDLIN MCLAURINE II, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent

McLaurine v. Comm'r

Docket No. 31195-08.

United States Tax Court

T.C. Memo 2010-236; 2010 Tax Ct. Memo LEXIS 272; 100 T.C.M. (CCH) 364;

October 26, 2010, Filed

Decision will be entered for respondent.

P failed to report his 2006 wages, and R determined a deficiency. P contested the deficiency, arguing that the U.S. Government did not have the authority to tax him because he is a citizen only of Alabama and not of the United States.

Held: P is liable for the deficiency.

Held, further, P is liable for a sec. 6673,…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Welch v. HelveringSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  2. Johnny Weimerskirch v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
  3. Glenn Crain v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
  4. Norman E. Coleman v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Gary Holder v. Secretary of the Treasury and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  5. Weimerskirch v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1977

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